multiplier noun
A number that an award is multiplied by, applied by a symbol or during a feature. Read whether it applies to one combination or to the whole spin's win.
- Not the same as
- bet multiplier
- See also
- free games, cascading reels
Section 3 of 4
Words from M to R
11 headwords, from multiplier to return to player. Each gives a short meaning, an example where one helps, and the words it is often confused with.
M
mystery symbol noun
A symbol that is replaced, after the reels stop, by one revealed symbol; every mystery symbol on the screen usually turns into the same one.
- See also
- symbol
N
near miss noun
A result in which matching symbols appear just above or below a line, or one short of a trigger. The word describes how a result looks; what is paid depends only on the symbols that the rules count.
- See also
- reel strip, payline
P
payline noun
also win line
A fixed path across the reels, one position per reel, along which matching symbols must sit to pay. The rules screen draws each line.
- Not the same as
- ways to win, cluster pays
- See also
- line bet, left to right
paytable noun
The screen or page that lists each paying combination and what it pays, together with the rules for wilds, scatters and features.
progressive jackpot noun
A jackpot that grows as people play, by a part of each bet stated in the rules, until it is won and resets to a starting amount. It can belong to one machine or be shared by a linked group.
- See also
- linked jackpot, jackpot
R
reel noun
One vertical column of symbols. A reel shows a few positions at a time out of a longer sequence, its reel strip.
- See also
- reel strip, symbol
reel strip noun
The full ordered list of symbols on one reel. The window shows only a few positions of it, and how many times each symbol appears on the strip affects how often it lands.
respin noun
A further spin of some reels or positions, given by a rule or feature, without a new full spin.
- See also
- hold and spin
retrigger noun and verb
Meeting a feature's trigger again while the feature is running, which can add more free games where the rules allow it.
- See also
- feature trigger, free games
return to player noun
RTP; also player return
The share of all money bet that a game is designed to pay back over a very large number of plays, given as a percentage. It describes the long run, not a session.
Example With an invented 90% return, about $90 of every $100 bet is paid back on average over a very large number of plays; one session can end far above or far below that.
- Not the same as
- hit frequency, volatility